The Great Salt Race 7
The Great Salt Race 7: Miles Logged: 74 Boat Building: The last week or so has seen some real progress on the canoe build. The planking has progressed quite well, and its really starting to look like an actual canoe. The next steps will be to finishing closing in the hull, attaching the outer stems, pulling the staples, and then sanding....A LOT of sanding. Once its all smooth and clear it'll be time for applying the fiberglass/epoxy coatings. It should be a fun couple days with some great pics of the process. Its important that you put a little bit of yourself into each build, apparently the boat had the same idea about me. This is a picture of a sliver that went in fast and deep. Cedar has very long thin grain which meant trying to pull this little guy out without it breaking off just wasn't happening. We read online about a method where you soak the wound in hydrogen peroxide. We tried it, and it worked like a charm. If ever y